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. 2015 Sep 8;13(1):15–23. doi: 10.1007/s10433-015-0354-z

Table 4.

Main differences in design and findings in DK-1910 and DK-1911

	DK-1910	DK-1911
Data collection period	3 Months	14 Months
Interviewers	Agency interviewers	Nurses
Oral information given^a	In person	By telephone
Participation rate	66.9 %	49.8 %
Nursing home residents	54.0 %	44.2 %
Proxy consent rate	24.5 %	8.8 %
Mental functioning	Worse off^b	Better off^b
Functional ability	Worse off^b	Better off^b
Physical functioning	Similar, tendency to better^b	Similar, tendency to worse^b
Survival of participants	Worse off^b	Better off^b

^aAfter posted project information letter, and before setting up the appointment for interview

^bIn comparison with the other cohort. For specific results, please see tables and figures